ASU BMI201 CLINICAL
INFORMATICS PRACTICE
EXAM COMPLETE
Question 1: Which sequence correctly orders the data-information-knowledge-
wisdom hierarchy from least processed to most synthesized?
Choices:
1) Knowledge, information, data, wisdom 2) Data, knowledge, information, wisdom 3) Information, data, wisdom, knowledge 4) Data, information, knowledge, wisdom
Correct Answer: Data, information, knowledge, wisdom
Explanation: Data are raw observations. Information gives data context, knowledge supports interpretation and action, and wisdom represents sound judgment based on knowledge.Page 1
Question 2: Which term is generally the broadest umbrella for informatics
concerned with human health and biomedicine?
Choices:
1) Clinical informatics 2) Consumer health informatics 3) Biomedical informatics 4) Bioinformatics
Correct Answer: Biomedical informatics
Explanation: Biomedical informatics is the broad interdisciplinary �eld encompassing areas such as clinical informatics, bioinformatics, public health informatics, and consumer health informatics.
Question 3: Clinical informatics is primarily concerned with which level of
application?
Choices:
1) Only insurance claims adjudication 2) Only molecular sequence analysis in research laboratories 3) Information used to improve care of individual patients and clinical populations 4) Only hospital building and facilities management Correct Answer: Information used to improve care of individual patients and clinical populations Explanation: Clinical informatics applies information science and technology to clinical care, including information used by clinicians and patients to improve health and healthcare delivery.Page 2
Question 4: Which statement best distinguishes health information technology from health informatics?
Choices:
1) Health informatics refers only to computer hardware, while health IT refers only to software 2) Health IT applies only to research, while informatics applies only to billing 3) Health IT is the technology itself, while informatics studies how data, information, people, and technology are used to improve health decisions and work 4) The two terms are identical in all professional contexts Correct Answer: Health IT is the technology itself, while informatics studies how data, information, people, and technology are used to improve health decisions and work Explanation: Health IT refers to technological tools and systems. Informatics is broader and focuses on e�ective use of data, information, knowledge, people, work�ow, and technology to solve health problems.Question 5: A health system receives millions of data points per hour from EHRs, devices, claims, and patient apps. Which big-data characteristic is illustrated most directly by the speed at which the data arrive?
Choices:
1) Value 2) Veracity 3) Velocity 4) Variety
Correct Answer: Velocity
Explanation: Velocity refers to the speed at which data are generated, transmitted, and processed. Volume is amount, variety is diversity of formats, veracity is trustworthiness, and value is usefulness.Page 3